EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation 2014-2020 – ongoing

EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation 2014-2020 (Peace IV)
Period: 2014-2020Budget: EUR 333 millionLegal basis: Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999Link:here

The EU Programme for Peace & Reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland is a unique programme under the Structural Funds aiming at reinforcing progress towards a peaceful and stable society and promoting reconciliation in the region. It is included under the European Territorial Co-operative Objective funded by ERDF.Currently being drafted, any future PEACE funding would come from European Union Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 programmes. The Cohesion Policy is linked to the broader context of the Europe 2020 Strategy.

Proposals at the November 2012 European Council—although not agreed—included €150 million EU funds for PEACE IV. The UK expects this proposal to remain on the table. The UK would be prepared to consider top-slicing its overall allocation for Territorial Cooperation in order to secure the additional €50 million EU funds likely to be required to ensure the viability of a PEACE IV Programme.

Objectives

Reconciling communities (e.g. building positive relations at the local level)

Contributing to a shared society (e.g. creating shared public spaces)

Supported activities

Promoting a participative bottom up approach (the priority will seek supporting the active role of people, communities and voluntary organisations in decision making which directly affects them)

Promote activities on a regional level and/or cross-border basis: actions to ensure the active involvement of women, youth or other identified groups in strategic actions that contribute to programme objectives.

Providing funding for new shared public spaces and helping address the issues of physical segregation.

Developing new and innovative approaches for changing the physical environment in a way which maximises potential for reconciliation and economic development.

Implementation

The programme’s management is decentralised; the Managing Authority of the programme is a Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

The EU Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland

Any new PEACE programme should focus on a number of priority areas including:

Rural sectarian interfaces..

Meeting clearly identified community needs.

Legacies and acknowledgements of conflict.

Support for victims and survivors

Small grants programme including additional support on issues such as networking and sharing.

Eligibility

* The Programme is one of three Operational Programmes in Northern Ireland (including the Territorial Objective Programme) and one of four Operational Programmes in Ireland (including the Territorial Objective Programme).

New Belfast Community Arts Initiative trading as Community Arts Partnership is a registered charity (XR 36570) and a company limited by guarantee (Northern Ireland NI 37645).Registered with The Charity Commission as New Belfast Community Arts Initiative - NIC105169.

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